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People attend a mass at the church of Sierre in Switzerland on March 13, 2013, commemorating the bus crash in Sierre a year ago. In the evening of March 13, 2012 a bus accident occurred in a tunnel in Sierre, Valais, Switzerland, killing 28 people, including 22 children, and injuring 24 others. The children from the Stekske primary school in Lommel and Sint-Lambertus school in Heverlee, in Belgium were on their way home from a ski vacation. HEGER

People attend a mass at the church of Sierre in Switzerland on March 13, 2013, commemorating the bus crash in Sierre a year ago. In the evening of March 13, 2012 a bus accident occurred in a tunnel in Sierre, Valais, Switzerland, killing 28 people, including 22 children, and injuring 24 others. The children from the Stekske primary school in Lommel and Sint-Lambertus school in Heverlee, in Belgium were on their way home from a ski vacation. HEGER

Firefighters look out for spot fires during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Firefighters look out for spot fires during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter sprays water on a flare up during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter sprays water on a flare up during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Plumas Brophy Fire District firefighters watch for spot fires a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Plumas Brophy Fire District firefighters watch for spot fires a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter throws a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter throws a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Inmate firefighters monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Inmate firefighters monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Inmate firefighters march along highway 20 as they monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Inmate firefighters march along highway 20 as they monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Inmate firefighters monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Inmate firefighters monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Fire burns through dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

Fire burns through dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter leads a group of inmate firefighters during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter leads a group of inmate firefighters during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

President Obama returns to the White House after a weekend at Camp David

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U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the press after stepping off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he returns from a weekend at Camp David to the White House, August 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. A number of old friends joined the president, who celebrates his 54th birthday later in the week, at the Presidential Retreat.

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the press after stepping off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he returns from a weekend at Camp David to the White House, August 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. A number of old friends joined the president, who celebrates his 54th birthday later in the week, at the Presidential Retreat.

President Obama returns to the White House after a weekend at Camp David

Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the press after stepping off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he returns from a weekend at Camp David to the White House, August 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. A number of old friends joined the president, who celebrates his 54th birthday later in the week, at the Presidential Retreat.

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the press after stepping off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he returns from a weekend at Camp David to the White House, August 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. A number of old friends joined the president, who celebrates his 54th birthday later in the week, at the Presidential Retreat.

President Obama returns to the White House after a weekend at Camp David

Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the press after stepping off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he returns from a weekend at Camp David to the White House, August 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. A number of old friends joined the president, who celebrates his 54th birthday later in the week, at the Presidential Retreat.

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the press after stepping off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he returns from a weekend at Camp David to the White House, August 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. A number of old friends joined the president, who celebrates his 54th birthday later in the week, at the Presidential Retreat.

A Cal Fire firefighter leads a group of inmate firefighters during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

A Cal Fire firefighter leads a group of inmate firefighters during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes.

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People attend a mass at the church of Sierre in Switzerland on March... News PhotoAttending,Bus,Church,Crash,Emergencies and Disasters,Horizontal,Memorial Event,Mode of Transport,People,Sierre,Switzerland,Traffic AccidentPhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2013 AFPPeople attend a mass at the church of Sierre in Switzerland on March 13, 2013, commemorating the bus crash in Sierre a year ago. In the evening of March 13, 2012 a bus accident occurred in a tunnel in Sierre, Valais, Switzerland, killing 28 people, including 22 children, and injuring 24 others. The children from the Stekske primary school in Lommel and Sint-Lambertus school in Heverlee, in Belgium were on their way home from a ski vacation.
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